JLPT Vocabulary — 10,000+ Japanese Words
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食べる taberu · to eat飲む nomu · to drink行く iku · to go来る kuru · to come見る miru · to see聞く kiku · to hear話す hanasu · to speak書く kaku · to write読む yomu · to read学ぶ manabu · to learn好き suki · to like大きい ookii · big小さい chiisai · small新しい atarashii · new古い furui · oldありがとう arigatou · thank youすみません sumimasen · excuse meはじめまして hajimemashite · nice to meet you頑張る ganbaru · to do one's best日本語 nihongo · Japanese language勉強 benkyou · studying先生 sensei · teacher学生 gakusei · student学校 gakkou · school電車 densha · train会社 kaisha · company仕事 shigoto · work / job家族 kazoku · family友達 tomodachi · friend時間 jikan · time明日 ashita · tomorrow食べる taberu · to eat飲む nomu · to drink行く iku · to go来る kuru · to come見る miru · to see聞く kiku · to hear話す hanasu · to speak書く kaku · to write読む yomu · to read学ぶ manabu · to learn好き suki · to like大きい ookii · big小さい chiisai · small新しい atarashii · new古い furui · oldありがとう arigatou · thank youすみません sumimasen · excuse meはじめまして hajimemashite · nice to meet you頑張る ganbaru · to do one's best日本語 nihongo · Japanese language勉強 benkyou · studying先生 sensei · teacher学生 gakusei · student学校 gakkou · school電車 densha · train会社 kaisha · company仕事 shigoto · work / job家族 kazoku · family友達 tomodachi · friend時間 jikan · time明日 ashita · tomorrow
甘い
あまい
generous, sweet
N5
女の子
おんなのこ
girl
N5
いい; よい
good
N5
段々
だんだん
gradually, by degrees
N5
グラム
gram
N5
おばあさん
grandmother, female seniorcitizen
N5
大勢
おおぜい
great number of people
N5
緑
みどり
green
N5
八百屋
やおや
greengrocer
N5
ギター
guitar
N5
半分
はんぶん
half
N5
手
て
hand
N5
ハンカチ
handkerchief
N5
帽子
ぼうし
hat; cap
N5
頭
あたま
head
N5
元気
げんき
health(y), energetic
N5
ストーブ
heater (lit: stove)
N5
もしもし
Hello? (used on the phone)
N5
平仮名
ひらがな
hiragana
N5
休み
やすみ
holiday; day off; absence
N5
宿題
しゅくだい
homework
N5
お～
honorable ~ (honorific)
N5
病院
びょういん
hospital
N5
暑い
あつい
hot (in reference to weather), warm
N5
熱い
あつい
hot (objects)
N5
辛い
からい
hot and spicy; salty
N5
ホテル
hotel
N5
いかが
how, in what way
N5
どう
how, in what way
N5
しかし
however; but
N5
百
ひゃく
hundred
N5
痛い
いたい
hurt; painful; sore
N5
私
わたし
I, myself
N5
病気
びょうき
illness; sickness
N5
すぐに
immediately, soon
N5
大切
たいせつ
important
N5
～前
～まえ
in front of ~
N5
それでは
in that situation, well then...
N5
安い
やすい
inexpensive; cheap (things)
N5
面白い
おもしろい
interesting, amusing
N5
留学生
りゅうがくせい
international student
N5
交差点
こうさてん
intersection
N5
大丈夫
だいじょうぶ
It's ok (all right); No need to worry; Everything is under control
N5
口
くち
job opening; mouth
N5
丁度
ちょうど
just, right, exactly
N5
片仮名
かたかな
katakana
N5
厚い
あつい
kind, warm(hearted), thick, deep
N5
台所
だいどころ
kitchen
N5
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This database contains over 10,000 vocabulary items covering all five JLPT levels — N5 to N1. Each word includes kanji, kana and an English meaning to support your study.
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N5 is the easiest JLPT level, covering around 800 core words for basic daily conversation. N1 is the highest, requiring mastery of 10,000+ words including formal and literary vocabulary. Work through N5 → N4 → N3 → N2 → N1 in order.
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